collapse
🇺🇸
/kəˈlæps/
🇬🇧
/kəˈlæps/
verb
B2
Sudden falling down or breaking apart.
The old bridge collapsed under the heavy load.
B2
To fall down due to illness or exhaustion.
He collapsed from exhaustion after the marathon.
R
To sit or lie down to relax after effort.
After a long day, I just want to collapse on my bed.
R
To fail or stop existing suddenly.
The peace talks collapsed due to disagreements.
R
To decrease sharply in value or amount.
The stock market collapsed, causing panic among investors.
R
To fold or be folded into a smaller size.
The chair collapses for easy storage.
R
For a lung or blood vessel to become flat and empty.
The lung collapsed after the injury.
noun
B2
A sudden failure of something like an institution or plan.
The company's collapse led to mass layoffs.
R
The act of a building falling down.
The building's collapse was due to poor construction.
R
A medical condition where a person falls due to illness or weakness.
The athlete's collapse during the race was alarming.
R
A sudden drop in value.
The market collapse caused panic among investors.
translation
Sudden falling down or breaking apart.; To fall down due to illness or exhaustion.; To sit or lie down to relax after effort.; To fail or stop existing suddenly.; To decrease sharply in value or amount.; To fold or be folded into a smaller size.; For a lung or blood vessel to become flat and empty.
A sudden failure of something like an institution or plan.; The act of a building falling down.; A medical condition where a person falls due to illness or weakness.; A sudden drop in value.
Word Forms
3rd Present
collapses
Progressive
collapsing
Past
collapsed
Perfect
collapsed
Plural
collapses